"I am going to get assault weapons banned."--President Biden

[Into the Night]

Pretty obvious you've never seen a claymore go off

Hate to think what would happen if the neighbors dog or even child happen to wander one day onto your property, not to mention Fed Ex or Amazon delivering an unexpected package

Just as you are responsible for any hurt or killed by your gun, you are responsible for anyone hurt or killed by a claymore mine (or even the sword).

Do you consider it legal to shoot a Fedex or Amazon delivery guy just for delivering a package?
How about chasing them with a baseball bat?

The same thing applies, regardless of any weapon.

 

[Nordberg]

No, it is not. Any such restriction is unconstitutional.

So the kid in diapers with a gun was fine since the 2nd says nothing about age. I see how you "think".

 

[Saint Guinefort]

Trump is not an autocrat. He does not condone dictatorship or oligarchy either.

Your guy, Trump, LOVES dictators.

Remember when TRUMP SALUTED A NORTH KOREAN GENERAL? Or when TRUMP SIDED WITH PUTIN OVER AMERICA'S INTEL SERVICES? HOw about the time he said he "fell in love with" Kim Jong Un?

Hilarious!

 

[Geeko Sportivo]

AR-15s can be converted into automatic weapons.

They now have aftermarket addons that can make a semi-automatic pistol automatic.

That's stupid in itself.

I'd love to see someone be accurate after the first shot!

 

[Into the Night]

No, just ban assault weapons.

No such thing. It is unconstitutional to ban or limit any weapon.

 

[Into the Night]

Sure, he wrote the majority opinion in the recent NY gun case infront of the SCOTUS, Thomas offered a sophomoric interpretation of history supposedly showing proof that the Founders had intended for Americans to always have guns

Americans have guns. Deal with it.

 

[Into the Night]

Which returns to the original question, why does anyone feel the need to have a weapon those sole purpose is to kill as many people as fast as it can?

No one has to justify owning any gun.

 

[Saint Guinefort]

Americans have guns. Deal with it.

 

[Into the Night]

I have not read his interpretation. You mean he thinks the Founders wanted all Americans to always have guns? That's pretty silly.

Why?

 

[Into the Night]

If you are hunting then you may use a rifle. Home/personal protection may allow you to have a hand gun. AR-15's should be illegal to own.

Unconstitutional.

 

[Into the Night]

Because you live in a society.

So?

I know it angers right wingers that they are not lords of the universe, but tough.

No, it is unconstitutional to ban or limit any gun.

 

[Into the Night]

That’s not true.

Again, when you go down the path of requiring people to justify their rights, then you are supporting the same thing the Republicans, especially Trump, are doing. The only difference is that they want to strip different rights than you at the moment, but it all ends up the same way in the end.

Trump is not requiring anyone to justify their rights, dumbass.

 

[Into the Night]

The US can regulate anything it wants. It is how democracy operates.

A democracy is not an oligarchy or dictatorship. Redefinition fallacy.

 

[Into the Night]

I didn't ask that, rather why anyone would feel they needed one, your certainly don't need one to hunt, even though I have seen one try to tell me they were good for squirrel hunting

No one needs to justify owning a gun of any type.

 

[Into the Night]

What then are their purpose other than to kill as many people as they can in as short of time as necessary?

No one needs to justify owning a gun of any type.

 

[Into the Night]

Not "stripping" away rights, no right is absolute, never has been, and all rights can be regulated, again, always have been

Rights are based upon reason, not desire

The right of self defense is inherent. It is an absolute right. I cannot be regulated.

 

[Into the Night]

But no one says an individual has any right to expand that to cover anything they want nor seem necessary to them for self defense

See the Constitution of the United States.

 

[Into the Night]

You need semi automatic weapons to kill animals? Unless you were stuck in Kenya with a tiger family in your face I can't see where any animal is so threatening you need a rapid fire weapon. And the "keeping government on its toes" is absurd, based upon a misquoted Jefferson quote out of context that is grossly exaggerated

And I explained the rights aspect, no right is, nor has ever been, absolute, guns are no different

No needs to justify owning any type of gun.

 

[Into the Night]

All I can say as I have already noted, no rights are absolute, and all rights are based upon reason, not desire, a major tenant of the social contract

The right of self defense is absolute. It is inherent.

 

[Into the Night]

They can't regulate rights guaranteed in the constitution. That is how the constitution works .

Rights do not come from the Constitution or any other piece of paper.